Dark August is a twisty and enthralling debut thriller you won’t want to miss! Twenty-year-old orphan Gus, short for Augusta, is returning home after running away as a youngster years ago. Her great-grandmother, and sole remaining relative, is dead. She has left Gus her reverse-mortgaged house, a stack of bills,Continue Reading
Life. It’s complicated. On her fortieth birthday, Livia has a secret—maybe more than one—to share at her birthday party. What is The Dilemma that has Livia so frazzled? Adam and Livia are dating the summer between high school and college when Livia ends up pregnant. Livia’s parents disown her endingContinue Reading
An island in Estonia is being ruled by children who kill everyone over 40 because “You are Obsolete.” The children’s leader, Martina, has asked Livia to tell their story to the world. Livia is horrified. Just because you call out the source material you are copying (Twilight Zone and Logan’sContinue Reading
Elvira, Vira for short, barely survives carbon monoxide poisoning by a vicious owner as a puppy. At the kennel, she is adopted by Mace. Mace trains Vira to be a Human Remains Detection dog. On Vira’s first case, she finds the body of the victim of a serial killer. SheContinue Reading
Keto or cutting down on carbs or gluten? Craving a sweet blueberry muffin, a savory pepperoni pizza or lasagna but not the carbs they typically have? Then, the Sweet and Savory Keto Chaffles cookbook is for you. These are not your grandma’s waffles. They emulate many of the flavors missingContinue Reading
Arrowood, the poor man’s Sherlock Holmes, is back in his strangest case yet. Paid to catch the ruffians who were damaging Captain Moon’s ship, a string of corpses and skulls are found tied to the ship. Who they were and how they are related to the captain is the enigmaContinue Reading
In The Swap, teenager Low Morrison has found a new best friend in former social influencer, Freya Light. Freya looked at Low like “I was not simply a misfit teenager, tall and awkward and outcast. I was a kindred spirit. Freya and I had a soul connection.” Low begins toContinue Reading
Fairies fly free in the delightful new paranormal cozy mystery, A Sprinkling of Murder, the first in a new series. Courtney left the safety of working in the family business to start her own business. She owns Open Your Imagination in the beautiful coastal California city (that is real), Carmel-by-the-Sea.Continue Reading
If you loved The DaVinci Code be prepared to be wowed again by The Descartes Evolution, which hides another secret several hundred years old. Jenna’s physician father had always told her she must take her medicine to prevent the genetic disease she carries in her body from progressing. When heContinue Reading
Why is Harry Potter such an icon of children’s literature? Because the characters, at least at the beginning, are such fun! Who wouldn’t want to discover there is a secret underlying all reality and that you are a famous part of it? Now that all the movies are available toContinue Reading
Kate’s brother, Frank, has separated from his spouse, Gary, and needs a house sitter. His house is in the eco-exclusive town of Greenloop in Washington state. Kate is an over-scheduled LA CPA who is married to the consistently unemployed Dan. She believes house sitting will be a way to relaxContinue Reading
Jessica is a partner in a high-powered law firm. She is also the single mom of sixteen-year-old Emily. Jessica and Emily are going on a road trip to look at potential colleges for Emily. Emily has the usual teenager self-esteem issues. Jessica doesn’t understand why Emily doesn’t worship her likeContinue Reading
Vera Kelly is not a Mystery nor a spy anymore. In fact, she has quit the CIA and is free-lancing as a private detective. After all, where else can she use her spy skills? Business is slow until she gets a missing person case. Mr. Ibarra is looking for hisContinue Reading
Sharing a House with the Never-ending Man is an intriguing behind-the-scenes look at a Japanese company from an American’s perspective. It is not about the personalities at Studio Ghibli or where Miyazaki gets his ideas for the movies. It is interesting to see cultural differences explained so clearly. I alsoContinue Reading
My Review of Closer Than She Knows “What do a young police officer, an elderly woman, and a court reporter have in common?” Nothing, but Teegan, a court reporter. Teegan is transporting evidence with a police officer when the officer is shot dead. While making her witness statement, she sendsContinue Reading
Join me in the welcoming The Corpse with the Crystal Skull to my blog as part of the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour. This book is the ninth entry in the Cait Morgan Cozy Mystery Series and will be published on June 29, 2020. And who doesn’t love aContinue Reading